Adult Learning
Creative Printing (Indian wood blocks, gel plates & stencil)
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Important update: Bookings will close 7 days before the course starts.
Key details
| Date | - |
|---|---|
| Sessions | Wednesdays: 6pm - 7:30pm |
| No. sessions | 6 |
| Venue | Online Courses, Nottingham |
| For ages | 19+ |
| Group size | 5 - 15 |
| Cost | FREE - £20.25 |
About this course
To enable learners to understand and critiques the components of a short story in order to write their own
What will be covered on the course? What will be taught to learners?
- Learners will take part in exercises that cover:
- Different ways to open a story/ novel
- Different styles
- Character and character development
- Plot development
- Endings
What will learners achieve by the end of the course?
- Learners will be able to:
- Discuss ideas with their peers
- Share their own work
- Offer constructive criticism
- Develop their creative ideas
- Write short extracts based on given stimuli
Suggested Reading for the course:
- I suggest you try to read at least four of these
- Their Eyes Were Watching God: Zora Neale Hurston (1937)
- The Chrysalids: John Wyndham (1955)
- To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee (1960)
- The God of Small Things: Arundhati Roy (1997)
- Charlotte Grey: Sebastian Faulks (1999)
- So Many Ways to Begin: Jon McGregor (2006)
- One Day: David Nicholls (2009)
- Vinegar Girl: Anne Tyler (2016)
As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course. Zoom will be used for the live sessions and the link will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.
Booking your place and fee information
To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:
- Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
- Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.
You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.
To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).
As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England.
Any questions?
Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:
- By phone: 01623 677 200
- By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk
